Novelty cane or umbrella.



NOVELTY CANE 0R UMBRBLLA. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

'entren erigirse' eersten vIOIBIAS HER'I'Z, 0F NEW' YGRK, N. Y., SSGLNOR lO BROOKLYN WIRELESS @n ELEC- TRICAL NOVIfm-IY C0., UF BRCOELYN, NEW YORK, 'A CRPURATIUN 0F NEW' YRK.

NOVELTY CANE lt ULMBRELLA Specification of Letters Eatent.

.pplic'ation filed March 8, 1912. Serial llo. 682,509.

Tooll Lv/wm t may concern Y A Be it known that l, ToeIAs Heers, a subject of the Emperor of illust-ro-Hungary,`

and resident of the borouh of Manhatten '1 IE 7- v f 7 city, county, ard ttete oi' New lori;9 tieve 'invented certain new and useful improve- 'of my device that it Will be self contained with a part of the cene and removable therewith. This arrangementassists in the construction of a. particularly simple, cheep end convenienty Whole, and one that may be repaired Without diculty.

I have incorporated la certain part oit the cane proper into the electric circuit in such a manner theft it serves the double function of a container lor the bett-ery of cells, the wire and svn-tch es well as the lamp itself, in addition to serving as one off the conductors necessary vto complete the circuit to the lamp.

To simplify 'the specification l will reiter to the device a cene but it is understood that umbrellas or anyA analogous articles such as vvi'iips.J iish poles, etc., may be benefitted by this invention.

The

means The of thiK LJeciicetion, in which:

Figure l shows in elevationy a complete cane. 2 shows n'. portion oita the cane,

of ceri-ying out this invention.

.this figure is` in. section partly in elevation,

pression centrally perforated. [i cmi:

following is what .l considerthe best coinpenying dra'wlngs form a perttery.

seem-e a llexible spring contact member and secured to the upper outer end of the handle and when assembled 'the Whole device has the appearance of a very ordinary though i highly artistic Walking cane.

New referring to Fig. 2 l Will describe the parts in detail. The member 3, the han die member 'is formed from metal tubing lltetentetl Jen. 2l, llt

preferably. copper, light in Weight but of sufficient strength to stand ordinary weer. A bend or crook of any ordinary shape is ,produced neer the upper end of the rnetallic tubular inemberwond the outer end of the crooked part is screw threaded as' shown at 6. A oep 7, `Which serves the function of a guard for the lamp 8 is screw threaded upon the outer end ol* the tube 8, and may receive and hold a lens 9 if l find .it desirable. `Within the lower end of the tube 3, l secure a longl end'tlexible spring .l0 provided with a pluralitjjcr depressed portions 11, and between the a ing and the oppositie wall of the cyllndricei member l place' e plurality of cells oit an ordinary of each celltwill beer fair againstthe bot` So that these tom of the next higher cell. cells Will operate inv series l place e thin sheet oit insulating material M betweenthe 'tube 3 and spring l() and the cuyo of eech ofthe cells except the loi'vermost.

Above the upper cell l' place a block, of Wood, yherd rubber or other insulating ma terial and in the center of this block l insert a metallic plug 16. Secured to the .lower end of this plug is spring; l?, supporting a contact plete 18 in good electrical Contact with the center pole of the upper cell of the bat- .lnto the upper end of the ping 1G l through a centrally perforated depression 5., of the tube 3 pees o switch operating button 20 which should also be made of insulating material. A second block of insnlating material 2l is secured a short distance :1 bove the block l5 und is also provideifl with a centrally arrilnged metallic plug' livhich is so comlitioned as to be ,in electrical coni niet with the spring member l5) when that member -is depressed. This centrally disposed ping 22 receives into its upper end a short length of insulated conduct-0r 23,

, which terminates in a plug 24 which is in turn secured in an insulating block-25. The plug 24 terminates in a button head 26 'arranged on the outer surfaceof the block 25.

The reflector 27, which also serves as a screw socket for the lamp 8, may or may not be formed integral with the tube 3, with which it must be in electrical connection, as it is my intention to complete the circuit through the lamp by the means of this reflector and the tubing 3.

From the foregoing'description the operation of my device is obvious, it is only necessaryto add that the removable cap 7 allows the lamp to be readily replaced and the arrangement of the spring 10 allows the battery of cells to be easily withdrawn for change or substitution, or should the whole device, l0r an unknown part thereofail of operation the tubular member-3 -may be easily separated from the cane proper for the purpose of repair or examination.

Modifications may be made within -the scope of the appended claims without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of this invention. In my de-v velopment I have shown and used three cells but this number may be altered if I it convenient.

The arrangement ot the parts are subject to change as well as the particular construction of the switch mechanism and other portions of the invention, but I prefer the whole as shown.

Throughout the specification I have referred to the handle member as formed of metallic tubing, but it is obvious that I may use any other material by taking care that /the electrical circuit is completed by the addition7 of'a second conductor wire.

Having carefully and fully described my invention What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A. cane having a handle consisting of a tubular metallic member, a battery arranged within said handle and in electrical `connection therewith, a lamp arranged in said handle and in electrical connection therewith, a conductor from said battery to said lamp, a pluralityof insulating blocks supporting said conductor, and a switch arranged between two of said blocks as herein specified. v A

2. AA device of the character described,

comprising a metallic tubular member, av

battery therein,'springs for retaining said battery in electrical contact with said tubular member, a lamp, a refiector therefor, said lamp and said reiiector in electrical contact with said tubular member, a plurality of insulating blocks between said battery and said lamp, each Asaid block provided with a centrally disposed metallic plug, a conductor arranged between two of said plugs, a switch member arranged be tween another two. yof said plugs, and a spring member supported by one of said last named plugs, all arranged for joint operation as herein specified. I

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and Statel of New York, this 4th day of March 1912.

Y e Tontas HERTZ. Witnesses:

Gr. E. STERRITTE,

ARTHUR PHELr-s MARR.' 

